You can install applications different ways. Terminal, the Ubuntu Software Center, and Synaptic. With the Ubuntu Software Center, you just open it from the Launcher, and search for the application that you want. If you know the right commands to install via terminal, then you'd just press Ctrl+ Alt+ T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, you can run the command(s) needed to install the application.
For synaptic, it has to be installed on you system. To install it, just press Ctrl+ Alt+ T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below: sudo apt install synaptic Once installed, you can open it, and search for the application that you want to install, and just mark it for installation. Also in some cases, you have to download either a.deb file in case of your question about Chrome, and have to manually install it, or a.tar.gz file, and that also have to done manually. Now as far as Chrome is concerned, you can install it by downloading the.deb file, or just press Ctrl+ Alt+ T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below: For 32bit wget sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stablecurrenti386.deb For 64bit wget sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stablecurrentamd64.deb If you encounter any error during the installation, when its done do sudo apt -f install For pros and cons of the different ways to install see this.
Method 1:- Using Ubuntu Software Center- Ubuntu Software Center makes it really easy to add sources to Ubuntu repositories. To do this, open software center and then go to Edit >> Software Sources. Add other repositories to gain access to proprietary drivers, copyrighted material, source code etc. Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 42.3, Leap 15. Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new snappy repository.
Source for Chrome installation: Google Addition Installing software in Ubuntu can be done several ways: Ubuntu Software Center You can search for an application, or go through the categories: Synaptic Package Manager You can search for an application, or go through the categories: Installing via Terminal Installing from terminal can be done in several ways: APT You can search for an application. The command to search for software is: apt search Adding Repositories: Edit the sources list file, and add sudo -H gedit /etc/apt/sources.list Or add from terminal sudo add-apt-repository sudo apt update sudo apt install Others ways you can install Manual download of a.deb (Debian package):. Once downloaded, you can double-click on the package to have it open in the Software Center, from where you can install it.
Or, just press Ctrl+ Alt+ T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, navigate to the download location, and run the command(s) below: sudo dpkg -i.deb Other options:.rpm files are packaged for Fedora or Mandriva, but you can use alien (you can install using Synaptic) that allows you to convert.rpm files to.deb.
(may not work all the time).tar.gz files are compressed. If you see the.tar.gz, it could be compressed files that have a pre-compiled binary file, or files that have the source code allowing you to compile the application from source.
To find out how to install from a.tar.gz, see. For more info see,. There are many ways to install packages in Ubuntu. I will try to list the most used methods, giving links to detailed explanations for each one. Installing packages with an internet connection 1. Installing packages via your web browser The is a very simple way to install a software package from a web browser. Installing packages via a basic graphical method is a one-stop shop for installing and removing software on your computer.
Installing packages via an advanced graphical method is a graphical front-end to, the package management system in Ubuntu. Installing packages via text based methods. the text-based method. the technical method Installing packages without an internet connection 1. Using Keryx is a portable, cross-platform package manager that provides a graphical interface for gathering updates, packages, and dependencies for offline computers.
Using the Synaptic package download script Synaptic package manager has built-in feature to generate a. Using apt-offline is an offline text based apt package manager. Installing downloaded packages. (here fits the part from the question relating to the ). Source. How to install Ubuntu software when you're a (future) ex-Windows user!
16.04 and higher: Ubuntu Software Center has been renamed to Ubuntu Software (Everything else remains the same) The most important thing is to remember that some day you'll have to remove this piece of software that you're going to install, so always use a removal method identical to your installation method. Therefore, use the following priority for installing software on Ubuntu:. Forget about what you know about downloading and installing from websites all over the place and use the following priority list on how to install software under Ubuntu because you now have (and want to keep) a stable system. For beginning users: first 3 months, up to a year of using Ubuntu Install/remove from the standard Ubuntu repositories using the of the Ubuntu Software (Center). As per below screen shot, click the dash in the upper left corner, type software, click the Ubuntu Software(Center).
The Ubuntu Software (Center) opens: and you have a ton of application categories on the left to choose from. Or type the name of the software in the search box in the top right corner (which is what we'll be using) I'm as amazed as you, but there is indeed crap software for Ubuntu,:-) so just click the crap you want, click on 'Install', wait a bit and done! To remove software using this method, click on the 'installed' button on the second screen shot, click the crap you want to uninstall and click the 'Uninstall' button!
And if the software is not there, don't go downloading it from somewhere else and install it using some of the more advanced features below! You're a beginner!. (Intermediate users, 6 months-1 year of experience) Use the of Press Ctrl+ Alt+ T to go to a terminal and type: sudo aptitude and press Enter If you get aptitude: command not found, type: sudo apt install aptitude to install aptitude and wait until nothing moves any more and then type: sudo aptitude to start it. This is still kind of familiar: you can use the mouse, but it's like you're back in the 90's before the Internet was invented.
And now comes the first hurdle: for aptitude! This is important! Aptitude can let you do more advanced things, but is a back-stabbing servant!. Now on to more advanced stuff: (Use only when directed by knowledgeable people on this site having 5000 reputation + at least one gold badge) Press Ctrl+ Alt+ T and type:. apt install szPackageName to install.
apt purge szPackageName to completely remove. apt remove szPackageName to remove the application, keeping its configuration files.
(meaning: you might want to reinstall this sometime later and you just spent a few hours configuring the damn thing and don't want to lose the config!). Really advanced stuff: (Use only when directed by immortals, that is: knowledgeable people on this site having 10000 reputation + several gold badges) a.
Download and install a.deb file: use dpkg -install szPackageName and dpkg -purge szPackageName and dpkg -remove szPackageName to install, completely remove and remove without config files. Install a PPA: clearly follow instructions. If anything goes wrong, copy-paste the error, insert a link to the question and answer you were following and report back to the immortal!;-). 'Just download and build from source!!!'
Probably a developer telling you this and he knows nothing about installing and maintaining a stable system without any problems, but has the coolest stuff on the planet! Depending on your point of view to be embraced with love or to be avoided like the plague. So if you do download and build from source, use instead of make install to be able to remove this software more easily in the future, regardless of what the developer says! Installing from Ubuntu Software You can install applications from the Ubuntu Software application present in your launcher: Here you can search for applications which are present in Ubuntu's repository. Installing from terminal Sometimes it is easy to install a software directly from the terminal. You can do so by typing in terminal: sudo apt install ex, Firewalll: sudo apt install gufw If anything goes wrong, you can fix most of them by installing their dependencies as sudo apt install -f Installing from PPA If a software isn't present in Ubuntu software or is an older version than the latest official release, you can add a PPA (a software repository) and install software from there. You can add a PPA in your Ubuntu by typing this in terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa: sudo apt update sudo apt install Installing DEB files There are some software (such as Google Chrome) which are present as an executable.deb from their website: You can download their executable DEB files and run them by double clicking or through terminal by typing: sudo dpkg -i.deb sudo apt install -f Some applications (such as netbeans) does not come as DEB file, but as a.sh file.
You can run them in terminal by typing: chmod +x sudo sh # or sudo./ Snaps A new type of software packaging called 'Snaps' is also present which is a collection of the software and its dependencies in a single file. It is a single, distro independent setup for installing a software. Many software such as VLC, Blender etc are present as a Snap package. You can find them in the Ubuntu software. Installing from a CD First ensure that the CD does contain the applications; sometimes it just brings some info about the apps and a link you can follow to do the installation through the Software Center.
If the applications are, in fact, on the the CD, then search in the CD folders to find the applications as.deb or.bin or.tar or.sh files. If it's a.deb file Just double click on it and Software Center will install it for you. You can also install them using. If it's a.bin file Rename it to.bin32 or.bin64 depending your architecture. You can find that information by running dpkg -print-architecture Go to properties and permit the file to run as a program, then just double click on it and you will open the installer. If it's a.tar file Double click on it and extract everything to a folder of your desire, into this folder you may find an icon with the program name, just double click on it to start the program.
If it's a.sh file Go to properties and permit it to run as a program, and then double click on it to start the installer. This answer is misleading at best.
A.bin installer changing its behavior based on its suffix is far from universal; I'm not personally familiar with any specific installers that use that (though there's no technical impediment to an installer checking what name was used to run it, like this). As for.tar files, it's common that they contain source code that has to be compiled rather than executables. Furthermore, even with.tar files that do contain executables, double-clicking on the executable is often insufficient. It's more common that one must launch the program from a.desktop file.
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– Apr 25 '18 at 13:48. Note: This was written for, but it covers techniques that apply here too. If I am not mistaken, the chip magazine only offers installers for Windows. You should be able to run these with software called 'WINE'.
A better way would be to download the.deb files (or the source code) from the homepages of these programs (if they offer support for Ubuntu) through a friend's PC with a better connection to the internet and to install (or compile) them on your PC. But: chip mainly offers software to tweak you system, you don't need that on Ubuntu;) And: the software-center is the 'best' way to get software for Ubuntu (I think). So, if it is a matter of time (and not money) I would prefer getting a cup of tea/coffee over the other methods, because this way you will be able to easily update the software.
I'll give you the best methods, starting from the simplest. SIMPLEST: Open the Ubuntu software Center. The fastest way to do this is by hitting start key and typing ' Software.' Till it pops up. This is a complete store. You'll find everything here. GEEKY: Ubuntu has by default something called.
To install any package, just open a terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + T) and type sudo apt-get install. For instance, to get Chrome type sudo apt-get install chromium-browser.: Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+. KERYX: Keryx allows users to select packages to install, check for updates, and download these packages onto a USB portable storage device.
The packages are saved onto the device and are then taken back to the Linux box that it originated from and are then installed. This is basically an offline tool to install packages.
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For any media file you want to play you need to install the codecs, these are different for Gnome and KDE. If you have Xfce and LXDE then use the same codecs as for Gnome. YasT software manager is what you need to install more programs, However YasT doesnt looks like the Ubuntu Software Center, YasT is just a list of applications in the Software Center you can see screen shots and reviews of the application. So, no there is no Software Center for OpenSuse, just YasT and you can also find more applications in the Package Search at this link just type the name of the software you are looking for, search and download and YasT will take care of the rest. Dont try to install files with the.deb extension because it wont work.
Anyway Devede should be there but to use you need to install the CODECs first. Good luck to you!